Overview
- The roundup covers restaurants and grocers offering heat-and-serve holiday meals spanning single servings to packages sized for groups of 8–18.
- Sample pricing: Metro Diner starts at $16.99 for one and about $125.99 for eight; Cracker Barrel feasts run from $114.99 (4–6) to $184.99 (8–10); Wegmans lists dinners around $185–$208; Simply Turkey & More prices whole turkeys or hams at $139.95 with four sides available for $60.
- Most pickups fall in the days before the holiday, largely Nov. 25–27, while Cracker Barrel offers a broader Nov. 22–30 window.
- Local offerings include caps and early cutoffs, such as Ashcombe’s $49.99 turkey dinner for two limited to 125 orders due Nov. 21 with Nov. 26 pickup.
- Deadlines are imminent at several spots, including Nov. 15 at Locals’ Market, noon Nov. 17 at Strock Enterprises, Nov. 18 at What If Cafe, Nov. 21 at Forrest’s Feed BBQ and Momo BBQ, and Nov. 24 at Snitz Creek.